Prefixes: Location or Direction

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ante-; pre-

before in time or place

circum-, peri-

around

contra-

against or opposed

dia-

through

ecto-, ex-, exo-, extra-

outside, without, away from

en-, end-, endo-

inside

epi-

above, on

hypo-, infra-, sub-

beneath, under

inter-

between

intra-

within

ipsi-

same

meso-, mid-

middle

para-

near, beside, or abnormal

per-

through or by

post-

after, behind

retro-

behind, backward

super-, supra-

above, beyond

sym-, syn-

joined, together

trans-

across